Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The era of genetically modified crops may be over. Two and half decades after herbicide-resistant crops came onto the market, scientists have now adopted newer techniques to design crops. That’s because the new technologies are more efficient and partly because the strict regulations on GM crops have become a barrier to innovation. […] Read more
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Is the transgenic era over?
New genetic technologies, especially editing, could make genetic modification a rarely used tool
Turkey farmer donation helps young people
Kids Help Phone and 4-H Canada will be the beneficiaries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – COVID-19 has been a weird and stressful time for most Canadians. Social isolation and incessant news about the pandemic can affect people in different ways, particularly kids, who may not have someone to talk to. That’s why Turkey Farmers of Canada has donated an additional $80,000 to Kids Help Phone and 4-H […] Read more
The long route to biological approval
Promising biological pesticide is 26 years in the development and approval process so far
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Allen Xue is a patient man. About 26 years ago Xue discovered a novel fungus on the lower leaf of a field pea plant, while he was working as a plant pathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Morden, Man. Xue later learned the fungus, a strain of Clonostachys rosea called ACM941, […] Read more
Producer pitches journeyman farmer idea
Could farm workers be certified like electricians or plumbers?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – It seems appropriate to have a “light bulb” moment while talking to an electrician. That’s exactly what happened to Kristjan Hebert last summer when a couple of electricians were working at his farm near Moosomin, Sask. Hebert was quizzing the electricians about their profession and what it’s like being a journeyman electrician. […] Read more
European Union access for Canadian red meat remains elusive
EU imports of pork and beef are much higher than Canadian exports to Europew
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Canada is on pace to run a $150-million trade deficit in red meat with the European Union in 2019. In the first 10 months of 2019, Canada exported more pork and beef to the EU than in 2018. But the Europeans are also selling more red meat to Canada. Why it matters: […] Read more
Health Canada delays decision on proposed neonic ban
The federal agency is reviewing new evidence compiled by Agriculture Canada and expects an ‘update’ in January
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Health Canada was expected to make its final decision on neonicotinoid pesticides in January, but indications are that it might not happen. Health Canada now said it will provide an “update” on the safety of so-called neonic crop protection products in January. Why it matters: Neonicotinoid pesticides are widely used in corn […] Read more
CETA trade deal an exercise in frustration for ag exporters
In two years since adoption, Canadian exports to Europe have dropped
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – This summer, French politicians spent many hours defending the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. The French National Assembly ratified the trade deal in late July and politicians, at least those in the governing party, spoke in favour of the deal and the economic value to France. […] Read more
Researcher grades on-farm soil management
Eastern Canadian farmers get high grades for soil health awareness, but low grades for increasing soil organic carbon
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The grades are in. Eastern Canadian farmers get high grades for their understanding of soil health and the rapidly growing use of cover crops, but low grades for increasing tillage which reduces soil carbon storage. Mario Tenuta, a University of Manitoba soil scientist, says eastern farmers get a B for adoption of […] Read more
Bees approved to deliver disease control
Ontario technology gets U.S. approval for bio-fungus delivery by bees
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Thirty years is a long time to wait. For John Sutton, the wait has been worth it because his novel idea from the late 1980s is finally coming to market. The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently approved a Canadian technology that uses bees to deliver a bio-control fungus that protects plants […] Read more
New neonic study points to songbird decline
The research, conducted in Ontario, says the insecticide suppresses appetite, disrupting migration
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The findings of a University of Saskatchewan and York University study may affect the fate of insecticide seed treatments in Canada. The study, which was published Sept. 13 in the scientific journal Science, has concluded that imidacloprid is a threat to songbirds. White crowned sparrows that consumed seeds coated with the insecticide […] Read more
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